Ash to Ash is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, red magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #b1b1b3 |
| Complementary Color | #4c4c4e |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 30.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Ash to Ash Color. The Green Fatigue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Cast Iron (#64645a) for more energetic effect. Try Marble Garden as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4c4c4e is the best complementary color to Ash to Ash. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4e4e4c complementary color is Abbey, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Fuscous Gray are #4e4d4c and #4d4e4c. Thus found on the left and right of #4e4e4c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fuscous Gray and Fuscous Gray colors as they work well with Ash to Ash.
The split-complementary Ash to Ash palette consists of #4d4c4e and #4c4d4e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4c4c4e). Try Gravel and Abbey colors in combination with #4e4e4c, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #4e4e4c offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ash to Ash. Thus Emperor and Cape Cod giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ash to Ash contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Abbey, Nandor, and Emperor split by 90° on the color wheel. #4e4e4c square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ash to Ash tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#4c4c4e) and two others. The Cape Cod is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tundora – 120° from the complementary Abbey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4c4e4e and #4e4c4c.
In a RGB color space, hex #4e4e4c is made of 34% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Ash to Ash has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 1.3% and a lightness of 30.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4e4e4c is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.79% yellow and 69.41% black ink.
| HEX | #4e4e4c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(78,78,76) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 0.79, 69.41 |
| HSL | hsl(60,1.3%,30.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,2.56%,30.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.1146,-0.4269,1.1773) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.1708,7.5903,7.9246) |